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Jewish American support for Harris outpaces support for Trump by 2-to-1 ratio, new research shows

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As the 2024 election nears, Jewish Americans seem to be throwing their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, according to new Northeastern survey research. Querying both American Jews and non-Jews in recent months, researchers with the Civic Health and Institutions Project (CHIP50) found that American Jews support Harris by a margin of roughly 2-to-1, with 60% of respondents saying that if the election were held today they’d vote for Harris compared to 30% for former President Donald Trump.

The picture of support among non-Jews, who participated in the survey as a point of comparison, fell more in line with mainstream polling, which slightly favors Harris. “That pattern [60% to 30% of American Jews favoring Harris over Trump] stands in contrast to the preferences of non-Jews in the sample, who favored Harris over Trump by only 4 percentage points (44% to 40%),” the researchers wrote.

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